The only logic reason I can see is purely political --- to cater to the petro industry at the expense of consumers and manufacturers.
China is adding solar capacity at an astonishing rate --- because they realize that cheap energy offers a competitive advantage to their manufacturing.
It's time to wake up and smell the coffee --- America First is really leaving the USA behind the rest of the world.
> The only logic reason I can see is purely political --- to cater to the petro industry at the expense of consumers and manufacturers.
Yes, it's that. The interesting thing is (at least per this poll), even the US right (historically about the most vulnerable group to this particular bit of propaganda in the world) appear to no longer be entirely buying it.
Democrats have learned to get the messaging right lately, focusing on affordability instead of climate change. Hopefully they can stick to it while driving back the folks pushing fossil interests. Just keep hammering home that renewables and batteries will get you cheaper generation costs, ignore that it helps solve climate change too.
